Thomas Leitner
Thomas Leitner (born March 7, 1876 in Altmünster , † July 29, 1948 in Vienna ) was an Austrian painter .
Live and act
Leitner studied from 1893 at the Vienna Academy under Franz Rumpler . He was awarded the Rome Prize and made study trips to Italy and Dalmatia in 1905 and 1906 . In 1908 he became a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus , where he regularly exhibited his works.
During the First World War he worked as a war painter in the Ortler region in 1916 , in Eastern Galicia in 1917 and in Capodistria and the surrounding area in 1918 .
In 1924 he had a collective exhibition in the Holbein Gallery in Vienna . From around 1911 Waidhofen an der Thaya became his adopted home, where he received honorary citizenship .
Of Emperor Franz Josef , his paintings were purchased "Danube landscape in the Wachau" and "mountain of peace". Emperor Karl also bought a painting from his hand.
His works can be found in the Belvedere in Vienna and in the Lower Austrian State Museum in St. Pölten .
literature
- The Studio , Vol. 61, February 14, 1914, WC, 44 Leicaster Square, London, pp. 76, 78 ( digitized version )
- The Studio , Vol. 62, June 1914, WC, 44 Leicaster Square, London, pp. 108, 110 ( digitized version )
- Art for Everyone , 29th year, 1913–1914, F. Bruckmann AG, Munich 1914, p. 416, 423 ( digitized version )
- Hans Ankwicz-Kleehoven : Leitner, Thomas . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 23 : Leitenstorfer – Mander . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1929, p. 4 .
- Leitner, Thomas . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 3 : K-P . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1956, p. 207 .
Web links
- Entry for Thomas Leitner in the database of the state's memory for the history of the state of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
- Thomas Leitner the Hieke way
Individual evidence
- ^ Thomas Leitner - Artists - Digital Collections. Retrieved September 27, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leitner, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altmünster |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 29, 1948 |
| Place of death | Vienna |